diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index 2375ab4..1def520 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/news-feed-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/news-feed-1.1.1-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 			<attribute name="org.eclipse.jst.component.dependency" value="/WEB-INF/lib"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/news-feed-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/news-feed-1.1.1-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.validation.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.validation.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04cad8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.validation.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+disabled=06target
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d25370d..531244a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 	<artifactId>news-feed</artifactId>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>gCube News Feed Portlet</name>
 	<description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java
index 3173e7d..fbc1ad3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 		if (user == null) {
 			_log.warn("USER IS NULL setting testing user and Running OUTSIDE PORTAL");
 			user = "test.user";
-			user = "massimiliano.assante";
-			SessionManager.getInstance().getASLSession(sessionID, user).setScope("/gcube/devsec/devVRE");
+//			user = "massimiliano.assante";
+//			SessionManager.getInstance().getASLSession(sessionID, user).setScope("/gcube/devsec/devVRE");
 		}
 		else {
 			withinPortal = true;
@@ -187,19 +187,6 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 							}
 						}
 					}
-					//User Own Feeds
-					ArrayList<Feed> userFeeds = (ArrayList<Feed>) store.getRecentFeedsByUser(userName, feedsNoPerCategory);	
-					for (Feed feed : userFeeds) {
-						feedsMap.put(feed.getKey(), feed);
-					}
-
-					//UserFriends Feeds
-					ArrayList<String> userFriendsIds = (ArrayList<String>)store.getFriends(userName);
-					for (String userid : userFriendsIds) {
-						for (Feed feed : store.getRecentFeedsByUser(userid, feedsNoPerCategory)) {
-							feedsMap.put(feed.getKey(), feed);
-						}
-					}
 
 					//Portal Feeds
 					ArrayList<Feed> portalFeeds = (ArrayList<Feed>) store.getAllPortalPrivacyLevelFeeds();	
@@ -221,6 +208,9 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 					toMerge.add(feedsMap.get(key));
 				}				
 			}
+			//sort the feeds in reverse chronological order
+			Collections.sort(toMerge, Collections.reverseOrder());
+			
 			ArrayList<Feed> toReturn = new ArrayList<Feed>();
 			//return only <MAX_FEEDS_NO> feeds
 			if (toMerge.size() > MAX_FEEDS_NO) 
@@ -372,6 +362,7 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 		} 
+		Collections.sort(userFeeds, Collections.reverseOrder());
 		return enhanceFeeds(userFeeds, 2);
 	}
 
@@ -385,6 +376,7 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 		} 
+		Collections.sort(userFeeds, Collections.reverseOrder());
 		return enhanceFeeds(userFeeds, 2);
 	}
 
@@ -479,14 +471,9 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 	private ArrayList<EnhancedFeed> enhanceFeeds(ArrayList<Feed> toEnhance, int commentsNumberPerFeed) {
 		ArrayList<EnhancedFeed> toReturn = new ArrayList<EnhancedFeed>();
 		String username = getASLSession().getUsername();
-		//sort the Feeds
-		Collections.sort(toEnhance, Collections.reverseOrder());
+		
 		ArrayList<String> likedFeeds = (ArrayList<String>) store.getAllLikedFeedIdsByUser(getASLSession().getUsername());
-		//		System.out.println("Liked Feed for " + username);
-		//		for (String liked : likedFeeds) {
-		//			System.out.println(liked);
-		//		}
-
+	
 		for (Feed feed : toEnhance) {
 			feed.setDescription(replaceAmpersand(feed.getDescription()));
 			if (! feed.isApplicationFeed())